Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-12

thinking, worry, excitement and hard
work. He leaned back in his easy chair
and rested bis feet on another seat in front
of him, as he surveyed a ithograph of
twenty-eight Sioux Indians being exc
cuted at one time, which occurred in 1862
-Four at once is enough" he remarked, as
he laid down the picture.
you look tired" remarked q reporter.
"Well, do not deceive my looks, them
he replied. Il have slept but little this
week, and not at all last night
Are you satisfied with the result of the
duty imposed upon you?"
" Yes, / think the execution passed off
as well as an unpleasant thing like that
could. 1t is always sad job for an official
to perform, but with healthy moral pub
lie sentiment behind him an officer feels
strong in doing his duty. l had no fears
that there would be trouble. The police
aided me greatly. The arranfements of
Chief Ebersold and Captain Setback this
morning were admirable, and too much
credit cannot be gwen them and their
efficient force. did all l could to have the
thing carried out decently and in order,
and think we decided fairly well. There
was not a crowd in the JAIL and very few
curiosity seekers. The jury was of bust
ness men, and outside of these and few
first-class physicians, there were only the
Vi Tue
sCAFFoLD SPEECHES OBJECTIONABLE
"Do you take any significant meaning
from the last words of the doomed men p?
No, do not" replied the Sheriff. He
sat still minute, thinking of the broken
sentence of Parsons as the drop fell, and
then said: g With the strained public
sentiment did not deem it expedient to
have the men make long speeches at that
time. OF course, it is customary, and it is
believed, that man can talk as much as
he pleases on the scaffold. but there is no
law authorizing it, and 1 deemed it best
not TO allow it. 1t seemed TO me that it
would only lead to excitement. There had
been no understanding that they would be
allowed to talk from the scaffold, but on
the contrary, as we were going to the gal
lows | was told by DR.. Bolton that they
did not want to, as they had written
great deal to be published"
NO TROUBLE APPREHENDED.
DO you apprehend there will be any
trouble at the funeral"
" No. don't. | think the better iudg-
ment of the friends of the unfortunate men
will prevail, and that nothing will be done
to cause repetition of to-day's work"
5" Why was the execution delayed from
10 to II o'clock?r
Merely to give the men all possible
chance to escape their doom. 1t was nv
intention yesterday to have the work over
promptly at 10 o'clock, but when I heard
that Captain Black was at Springfield,
pleading with the Governor, 1 decided to
hold off and give them the benefit of their
counseis work. l did not care to have it
said that we had
RUSHED THEM TO ETERNITY,
When there was chance of their being
saved, and so l waited. We were ready at
10, but short time before that telegram
came that Captain Black was interceding
with the Governor. At 1915 a second dis
patch came that Captain Black had left the
Executives presence, and that the latter
had declared it his irrevocable intention
not to interfere further with the verdict of
the Courts. l might have hanged them
then, but waited until the usual time before
carrying out the execution"
The Sheriff does not seem to fear that he
will be prosecuted for murder by ATTORNEYS
Black and Solomon, as per notice yester-
day, but expressed himself that it was
very foolish notion. He believes that Mrs
Parsons should be watched and prevented
| from travelling around as the widow of
martyr" to carry out the work of organiz-
ing the Anarchists.